Bollocks
Sponsored by Andrew JonesCame first in group 297 in round 1 with 399 votesbeat Chiaroscuro on 152 votesbeat Prance on 108 votesbeat Coverlet on 39 votes
Came first in group 75 in round 2 with 479 votesbeat Shrubbery on 217 votesbeat Jaunty on 138 votesbeat Goose on 59 votes
Won in group 38 in round 3 with 775 votesbeat Buffoon on 290 votes
Won in group 19 in round 4 with 720 votesbeat Popinjay on 329 votes
Won in group 10 in round 5 with 743 votesbeat Piffle on 318 votes
Won in group 5 in round 6 with 619 votesbeat Skedaddle on 555 votes
Won in group 3 in round 7 with 1011 votesbeat Mellifluous on 756 votes
Won in group 2 in quarter-final with 1444 votesbeat Discombobulate on 1333 votes
Lost in group 1 in semi-final with 1602 votesbeaten by Shenanigans on 1721 votes
Won in 3rd place playoff with 1304 votesbeat Higgledy-piggledy on 967 votes
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.ləks/
Audio (UK): (file) - Noun, verb
Audio (UK): (file) - Interjection
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒləks
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion.
Noun
[edit]bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:testicles
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
- That's a load of bollocks, mate!
- 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:
- All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
- Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ballocks
- ballicks, ballix (Northern Ireland)
- bullocks (confusion with the word for “small bull”)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]testicles
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slang: complete nonsense or worthless misinformation deliberately intended to mislead
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an idiot or disagreeable person
Verb
[edit]bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed)
- (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To break.
- The telly's bollocksed.
- (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
- I bollocksed that exam.
Translations
[edit]to fail (a task)
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Interjection
[edit]bollocks
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
- Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
- Bollocks! That never happened!
Synonyms
[edit]- Horlicks (euphemism)
- (expression of anger): See Thesaurus:dammit
- (expression of frustration): See Thesaurus:screw this
- (expression of incredulity): See Thesaurus:bullshit
Translations
[edit]expressing anger, frustration
an expression of incredulity
Etymology 2
[edit]See bollock
Verb
[edit]bollocks
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock